Justin Bieber‘s legal team has successfully bought the “Baby” singer nearly two months in a hearing in his DUI case in Miami Wednesday, getting a continuance on grounds they needed more prep time.

Prosecutors acquiesced to the request, which one insider told us was a strategic move “to avoid trial and give them more time to agree on a plea deal, in reality,” regarding the Canadian crooner’s Jan. 23 arrest in connection with DUI and drag racing.